Appointments

CII appoints professional standards committee chair

The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) has appointed Jennette Newman as chair of the Professional...

Brightstar creates new national account manager role

Brightstar Financial has promoted Darren Perry to the new role of national account manager. He...

New members for ALEP’s advisory committee

The Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners (ALEP) has voted in two new Advisory Committee...

Carol Sergeant joins Belmont Green as NED

Belmont Green Finance, which as the Vida Homeloans brand, has announced that Carol Sergeant...

Key Group appoints group B2B distribution director

Key Group has promoted Russell Warwick, formerly strategy director) to group B2B distribution director. Warwick...

Two new appointments and HTB contract for Target Group

Target Group has implemented new mandate for the Development Bank of Wales to provide...

Assurant Intermediary expands sales team

Assurant Intermediary has announced the appointment of Liam Nugent as business development manager (BDM). He...

Oblix Capital appoints BDM for the South West and Wales

Oblix Capital has recruited Andy Gray as business development manager (BDM) for the South...

Trio of new appointments for commercial lender

Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance has made three new director appointments across the South,...

The Yorkshire appoints director of partnerships

The Yorkshire Building Society is promoting Ashley Price to director of partnerships. The new position...

Assetz Capital makes five new regional appointments

Assetz Capital has appointed five new relationship directors since the beginning of November as...

New South East BDM for Castle Trust

Castle Trust has appointed James Adkin as business development manager (BDM) for the South...

New corporate account manager for Accord

Accord Mortgages has appointed Nadine Edwards as its new corporate account manager. Edwards (pictured) is...

BFS appoints managing director for construction finance

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has appointed Jim Davis as managing director for construction finance. Joining...

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Did you know that every time a borrower approaches their bank directly, a mortgage broker dies? I’m teasing, of course. They don’t really die....

Landlords defy the doom – the buy-to-let bounce-back

While the Bank of England recently voted to hold the interest rate at 4%, which will have been disappointing news to landlords who had...

The 12 Days of Christmas: Staying front of mind when clients go quiet

December has long been a quiet month for mortgage advisers. By mid-November, many client conversations slow or pause entirely, often with the familiar refrain:...

Why UPRNs and data standards are central to the next generation NLIS

In October 2025, through the Fourth Round of the Regulators’ Pioneer Fund (RPF), Government’s Regulatory Innovation Office (RIO) has awarded Land Data a grant...

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Mortgage chiefs warn MPs on affordability squeeze

Senior mortgage industry figures have warned MPs that Britain’s worsening home-affordability challenge will not...

Mortgage Brain adds Rely to sourcing platform

Mortgage Brain has added OSB Group’s newly launched buy-to-let lender, Rely, to its Sourcing...

Assetz Capital strikes £150m funding deal with Cambridge & Counties Bank

Assetz Capital has agreed a funding facility of up to £150 million with Cambridge...

Secure Trust Bank backs Silcoms with £4.2m funding package

Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance has provided more than £4m in support of Silcoms...

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